Lansing, Michigan -- Church World Service is urging congregations, groups and individuals here in Michigan to help flooded out Midwest families by assembling Emergency Clean-up Buckets. In response to massive needs between now and July 30, Church World Service is asking that completed Emergency Clean-up Buckets be dropped off at its Elkhart, Indiana, office (28606 Phillips Street, Elkhart), Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Church World Service provides the clean-up buckets and supplies to enable communities to begin the overwhelming job of cleaning up after a flood, hurricane, tornado or other disaster. (Because of the volatility of some of the contents, Emergency Clean-up Buckets are not shipped internationally.)
An Emergency Clean-up Bucket includes:
One five-gallon bucket with resealable lid
Five scouring pads
Seven sponges, assorted sizes
One scrub brush
Eighteen cleaning towels (reusable, like Easy Wipes¨)
One 50-78 oz. box dry laundry detergent
One 12 oz. bottle of liquid concentrated household cleaner (like Lysol¨)
One 25 oz. bottle liquid disinfectant dish soap (like Dawn¨)
Fifty clothespins
Clothesline, two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.
Five dust masks
Two pairs latex gloves (like Playtex¨)
One pair work gloves
24-bag roll of heavy-duty trash bags (33-45 gallon)
One 6-14 oz. bottle of insect repellent (drops or lotion, not aerosol)
All liquids should be purchased in plastic bottles, and should remain in those unopened bottles. Items should be packed securely into the plastic bucket to avoid damage during shipment, and the lid sealed with packing tape.
Onsite at the Church World Service office, Flexible Foam Products of Elkhart has donated a trailer for temporary storage of the Emergency Clean-up Buckets gathered in Michigan in the coming weeks. After July 30, for needs across the U.S., Emergency Clean-up Buckets may be shipped to:
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
Brethren Service Center
601 Main Street
P.O. Box
New Windsor, MD 21776-0188
(Please include both the PO box and the street address on boxes.)
The completed clean-up buckets are valued at $50. Church World Service welcomes contributions in addition to or in lieu of the buckets. Contributions may be made by phone (800-297-1516 or 574-264-3102) or online at www.churchworldservice.org , or by mail to Church World Service, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515.